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GRUENWALD, December 9: Through an extension of an existing agreement with German brand-management and media company m4e, Panini will continue to be the licensee of the German Football Association (DFB) until the 2014 World Cup Finals in Brazil. The new …

LONDON, December 9: Chorion has tapped Bandai as the toy distributor for Noddy in the U.K., following a recent tie-up for toys based on the classic brand in Spain. Bandai will begin distributing Noddy toys from master toy licensee NSR …

LONDON, December 9: ITV Global Entertainment has signed up eight new merchandise and licensing partners for the teen-skewing musical drama Britannia High. The Britannia High consumer products collection features lifestyle and dress-up fashion inspired by the shows six on-screen characters. …

MUMBAI, December 9: Indian animation outfit DQ Entertainment International (DQE) has licensed three animated series, including Twisted Whiskers, its co-production with American Greetings Properties and Taffy Entertainment, for broadcast on the Disney channels in India. The deal with Walt Disney …

LONDON, December 8: Target Entertainment Group has sold the DVD rights to Kudos Film and Television's The Amazing Mrs. Pritchard to Mico in Japan and STV Productions' detective series Rebus to Living Media in India. Target also signed a deal …

NEW YORK, December 8: NBC News' chief White House correspondent David Gregory will take over as host of Meet the Press, following the passing of the show's long-time moderator Tim Russert. "I've thought a lot about what it means to …

SYDNEY, December 8: The Australian platform FOXTEL has secured the exclusive first-run rights for a raft of U.S. series from Warner Bros., including Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, for its owned-and-operated channels. Under the terms of the deal, Channel Nine …

LONDON, December 8: Channel 4 +1, the digital time-shift service of British broadcaster Channel 4, will account for nearly 10 percent of the total audience share for the main network this year. New figures show that for the 11 months …

NEW YORK, December 8: NBC Universal is said to be replacing top executives in charge of both scripted and reality series for the NBC network as well as the head of the company's television studio. According to The New York …

LONDON, December 8: Entertainment Rights has named Deborah Dugan as its CEO, effective immediately, replacing departed chief executive Nick Philips. Dugan has served as the president and CEO of the company's U.S. arm since April 2007. Prior to this, she …